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This was made for a contest to create new bronze doors for the baptistery. With the theme of "sacrifice of Isaac" and the artist that won where two young Florentine artists Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti. -
The Tribute Money is a fresco painted by Masaccio in the 1420s, located in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence. It depicts a story from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus tells Peter to find a coin in a fish’s mouth to pay the temple tax. The work is significant for its groundbreaking use of perspective and chiaroscuro, making it a landmark of Early Renaissance art, though it later suffered damage before being restored in the 1980s. -
Masaccio’s fresco was the first to use true linear perspective. It created the illusion of depth and space, making painting more realistic and revolutionary for future artists. -
This was the first free-standing nude male sculpture since ancient Greece and Rome. Donatello revived classical traditions while giving the figure Renaissance naturalism and emotional power. -
One of the most famous mythological paintings of the Renaissance, Botticelli’s work celebrated beauty, humanism, and classical mythology, moving art beyond purely religious subjects. -
Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper. It became one of the most studied and copied works in art history, redefining religious storytelling. -
Michelangelo’s marble David represents Florence’s civic pride and human perfection. Its monumental scale and perfect anatomy made it a symbol of Renaissance ideals and power. -
The most iconic portrait in Western art, the Mona Lisa shows Leonardo’s mastery of soft shading and giving the sitter lifelike presence. -
A fresco in the Vatican, this work symbolizes Renaissance humanism. Raphael depicts philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, merging classical wisdom with Renaissance artistry. -
This masterpiece in Rome redefined what painting could achieve. With over 300 figures Michelangelo combined narrative, anatomy, and drama into one of the greatest achievements of Western art. -
In his final years, Leonardo painted St. John the Baptist witch has a dark ands mysterious tone. These paintings influenced later Mannerist and Baroque artists with their mood and ambiguity. -
Raphael’s sudden death at just 37 marked the symbolic end of the High Renaissance. His art embodied balance, grace, and clarity, and his passing left a void in the art world.
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On the Sistine Chapel’s altar wall, this massive fresco shocked audiences with its muscular, twisting bodies and emotional force. It showed a turn from calm Renaissance ideals to dramatical intensity.
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El Greco’s works, like The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, fused Renaissance training with mystical spirituality. His style looked forward to the Baroque and even influenced modern art centuries later. -
Fra Angelico combined Gothic spirituality with Renaissance perspective and humanism. His works are devotional but also show an increasing interest in realism and harmony in art.